/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.validator;

import ch.trackedbean.validator.internal.*;

/**
 * {@link IValidator} factory.<br>
 * This factory must be thread safe!
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
public interface IValidatorFactory {
    /**
     * Creates a validator for the given type.
     * 
     * @param type The type
     * @return The created validator
     * @throws ValidatorInitialisationException If something went wrong
     */
    IValidator createValidator(Class<?> type) throws ValidatorInitialisationException;
}
